Apple TV+‘s popular sci-fi series, Silo, keeps viewers on the edge of their seats with its characters racing against time to uncover the secrets of their enigmatic world, leaving little room for romance. However, Season 2 surprised fans with some unexpected passionate moments, including a jaw-dropping make-out session.
Spoilers for Silo Season 2 ahead.
Fans were thrilled to witness an emotional kiss between Walker (Harriet Walter) and McLain (Remmie Milner) in Episode 5 of the post-apocalyptic show inspired by Hugh Howey’s novels. Episode 6, “Barricades,” took a turn when Shirley (Remmie Milner) and Knox (Shane McRae) shared a kiss, catching everyone off guard.
Although the Mechanical members had a strained relationship due to Knox’s past actions, Season 2 delved into their complexities. Shirley and Knox found common ground in their quest for truth, mourning the loss of Cooper (Matt Gomez Hidaka), and a physical altercation that surprisingly brought them closer. Falsely accused of a crime, they went on the lam, bonding through every risky move they made while seeking the truth.
From giving inspiring tabletop speeches to having heart-to-hearts about leadership and dreams of the outside world, Season 2’s first five episodes gave Shirley and Knox their fair share of emotionally intimate scenes. Then, Episode 6 made their connection physical in a twist that has fans torn.
As Shirley tended to Knox’s back wound, an undeniable energy existed between them. Minutes later, Knox introduced Shirley as “twice the mechanic I’ll ever be,” and the camera captured her double take, emphasizing the weight of his words and their meaning to her.
After another exhausting episode spent keeping Mechanical in line while trying to find a way out of their Judicial mess, Shirley and Knox shared a quiet moment alone in the control room and engaged in some refreshingly playful, lighthearted banter.
As the two shared a drink, Shirley brought up the compliment Knox gave her earlier, and when she grabbed the bottle of booze he was holding, they let their hands linger long enough to make me gulp and wonder if the show was really about to go there. (Spoiler alert: It was!)
Shirley finally took the bottle, poured Knox a drink, and toasted to teamwork and great partners. Just as Knox went to take a sip, Shirley grabbed his arm, the two leaned in, and they locked lips for a hot and heavy smooching sesh.
Now, I haven’t read the books, so I’m not sure if all Silo fans had the same jaw-dropping reaction to that kiss as I did, but judging from social media, people have Thoughts.
“YES FINALLY SHIRLEY/KNOX SMOOCHES,” one Silo fan wrote on Bluesky.
Meanwhile, on Reddit, another viewer wrote, “Why, why Why does a romance need to be introduced?? Shirley and knox kissing ruined their scenes and bonding. news flash guys and girls can be friends. if they were gonna get together they would have done it by now/before the show… and then just been a couple. I like his actor but Why does this route have to be taken?”
I get the hesitancy over a romantic arc between the partners in silo crime — especially since the series has proven it doesn’t need romance to be stellar — but so far, Season 2 has worked to establish Knox and Shirley’s chemistry, along with their deep respect and admiration for each other, so dare I say I’m open to exploring their romantic potential a bit more? Maybe their feelings will fizzle out, or maybe Silo will surprise us.
How far would Shirley and Knox’s show of affection have escalated had Billings (Chinaza Uche) not walked in? Was the kiss purely the result of near non-stop adrenaline and life-threatening situations? Did Silo need another romance, or would these pals have been better off purely platonic? And is there more Shirlox/Knoxley action still to come? Here’s hoping Silo Season 2’s remaining four episodes give us some additional clarity.
New episodes of Silo Season 2 premiere Fridays on Apple TV+.
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